It was early November and Scott Haerr still had 2,500 acres of corn to harvest on his farm in south-westOhio.The harvest should be much further down the road – a dry spring was followed by adequate summer rain and heat, and then a dry fall meant no obvious delays were in the forecast.
Severe flooding in East Africa has intensified an already dire humanitarian situation, leaving millions of people in need of assistance, warns the International Rescue Committee (IRC). Shashwat Saraf, East Africa Emergency Director at IRC, sheds light on the escalating crisis and its devastating impact on vulnerable communities.
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With Kern County being one of the many places in California that Governor Newsom proclaimed a state of emergency, federal assistance will unlock funding for recovery in areas that were affected by Hurricane Hilary, in this case, a park in the Kern River Valley.
This year has given ample evidence of how emerging economies are bearing the brunt of climate change. In February and March, Cyclone Freddy raged across the Indian Ocean for 5 weeks and made landfall 3 times, killing more than 1,400 people in Malawi and elsewhere in southeastern Africa.
In our final Crop Watch installment of 2023, our agronomists reflect on what has been a grim autumn disrupting drilling and herbicide applications to wheat. With wheat drilling unlikely to resume in some areas, thoughts are turning to the choice of spring cropping, although seed availability may be a deciding factor.
South Africa's burgeoning blueberry industry is encountering significant challenges due to weather disruptions, port delays, and power outages, while neighboring countries like Zimbabwe are rapidly expanding their blueberry production.
Following good spring bloom weather, Minnesota saw a roller coaster of weather events this season and in turn, its apple crop is down. “It was a difficult growing season,” says Aaron Brand of Brand Farms in Farmington, Minnesota.
South Africans are always happy to welcome the summer season, but for the commercial agriculture sector, the transition to summer also ushers in some of the biggest natural risks that farmers face, causing billions of rands in losses every year.
A survey by the district administration in Bijnor showed that around 11,000 farmers there have incurred heavy losses as monsoon floods affected crops over 3,000 hectares.As many as 12 mainstream and seasonal rivers, including the Ganga and its tributaries Malan, Kho, Ramganga, Gagan, Baan, Dhara, Pili, Nakta, Banaili, Chhoiya, etc., flow through the district.
One of the world’s worst pests is infesting crops all over California. There are seven active quarantines spanning the length of the state, but experts say those affecting San Bernardino and Riverside counties are especially serious.
Centre has decided to depute a team for the inspection of drought-hit areas in the state. The decision has been taken following the state government's request to extend support to the farmers of the drought-hit areas.
The peak of Peru’s blueberry harvest has started, according to an exporter, as the latest statistics up to week 45 (6-12 November 2023) shows conventional volumes down by 51% and organic 61% lower compared to last season. Their saving grace this year are higher prices that will help to cushion the losses, say exporters.
NSW Farmers applauds the Minns government’s new $250 million Drought Ready and Resilient Fund, designed to assist farmers in preparing and responding to drought conditions.
A new heat wave has been concerning citrus growers in São Paulo state. Temperatures are higher than those registered in the last wave, in September, and the heat is lasting longer. The weather may affect the 2024/25 production, but it is still early to estimate possible impacts.
From 2001-21, crop insurance payments in the United States rose 500%. The likely cause? Climate change, according to a new report from theEnvironmental Working Group.Five of the top reported reasons for crop losses in the U.S. are rain, hail, heat drought and freezes.
The CottonAssociation of India (CAI) has lowered its cotton production estimate for the current season (October 2023-September 2024) to 294.10 lakh bales (170 kg each) in its October estimate.